Chapter 8. Sleeping Arrangement

Table 8.6. Percent of mothers who lay down with or slept with their baby at night by infant age or survey month1,2

Infant Feeding Practices Study II
  Infant age Survey month3
  2 weeks 1 month 2 Month 3 6 9 12
Yes, with the baby in a co-sleeper 5.1 4.2 3.5 3.3 1.8 1.1 0.8
Yes, in a bed 49.3 52.3 49.4 47.4 36.7 35.4 31.3
Yes, in a water bed 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7
Yes, on a mattress on the floor 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 1.8
Yes, on a couch or other place that is not a bed 17.9 16.8 14.3 12.4 6.2 6.3 5.7
No 34.9 34.4 38.5 40.5 58.4 59.5 63.3
N 2,276 2,283 2,261 2,242 2,080 1,922 1,787

1Table is based on variables: M3H1F2W1-6, M3H1F1M1-6, M3H1F2M1-6, M3H1FNW1-6, M6H6A-F, M9H6A-F, MWH6A-F
2Column percentages do not add up to 100% because mothers could choose all that apply
3The month 3 questionnaire asked about ever having this practice at 2 weeks, 1 and 2 month, and now; whereas the month 6, 9 and 12 questionnaires only asked about such practice in the past 4 weeks of each survey